Over the last few years, sorghum has grown in popularity as a healthy, versatile food in the U.S., but it has been a food staple around the world for thousands of years. In fact, sorghum is the fifth most important cereal grain crop in the world, largely because it grows well in an array of environments. The United States is currently the world’s largest producer of grain sorghum, having produced approximately 448 million bushels in 2021.